the worst economy since the depression. i think he will lay out that we made strides, we can do more. if you follow his path, that focus is on the economy from the middle out. we'll do a lot better in the next four years. >> mayor villaraigosa, thank you very much. candy, back to you. >> thanks, jessica we want to go on the other side of the spin room, where we find jim acosta, who also has a guest. hey, jim. >> candy, i'm joined by senior adviser kevin madden. mitt romney preparing for this debate off and on over the last month, since the republican convention. is he ready? >> i think he's very well prepared. if you look at governor romney's career, whether it's been as a governor, as head of the olympics or a business, he's always prepared. he sees this as an important opportunity to go out and really cut through a lot of clutter in the campaign, talk directly to the public about the issues. he's prepared to do that. >> one of the topics that came up tonight in the news cycle, is what governor romney said to a local news